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Up at 5am. Wide awake.
My English friend is visiting later.
7.10-45 My walk. It was surprising how much damage yesterday's downpour did to the neighbour's sloping drive. It was fine on my last walk there. Deep ruts cut in the gravel only a day later. It consists of asphalt road scrapings. Which has poor cohesion between particles.
I stopped to watch a contractor leveling my other neighbours' huge, gravel yard. He was using a Cat, tracked, mini bulldozer with Smart Blade. Which has add-on wheels at the front. Presumably to flatten the ground better than the much shorter wheelbase of the prime mover.
It reminded me of using a long plane to flatten wavy wood. Though a much longer wheelbase and much shallower cut would probably have helped. At least where the ground level was concerned. Says the know it all! He was probably doing a first distribution of the huge piles of gravel. Recently dumped by massive tipper trucks. Those interested will find a dozen videos on YouTube explaining and illustrating the Cat system. It is very sophisticated. With laser leveling and GPS aiding automation.
8.00 First sunshine.
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